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==Transparency and Accountability==
 
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*[http://www.carighttoknow.org/10_million $10 M to Fight Honest Food Labels] - Right to Know
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* [http://www.carighttoknow.org/10_million $10 M to Fight Honest Food Labels] - Right to Know
*[http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/15/are-millennials-the-screwed-generation.html Are Millennials the Screwed Generation?] - The Daily Beast (Joel Kotkin)
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* [http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline America's Real Criminal Element: Lead] - MotherJones (Kevin Drum)
*[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/21/boehners-office-cuts-off-c-span-cameras-as-gop-takes-beating/ Boehner's Office Cuts off C-SPAN Cameras as GOP takes Beating] - The Raw Story (Stephen C. Webster)
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* [http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/15/are-millennials-the-screwed-generation.html Are Millennials the Screwed Generation?] - The Daily Beast (Joel Kotkin)
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/congressional-insider-trading-revealed-on-60-minutes-2011-11 Congressional Insider Trading Revealed on 60 Minutes] - Business Insider (Zeke Miller)
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* [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/21/boehners-office-cuts-off-c-span-cameras-as-gop-takes-beating/ Boehner's Office Cuts off C-SPAN Cameras as GOP takes Beating] - The Raw Story (Stephen C. Webster)
*[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/scandal-alert-congress-is-quietly-abandoning-the-5th-amendment/266498/ Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment] - The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)
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* [http://www.businessinsider.com/congressional-insider-trading-revealed-on-60-minutes-2011-11 Congressional Insider Trading Revealed on 60 Minutes] - Business Insider (Zeke Miller)
*[http://endthelie.com/2012/08/18/court-dismisses-case-based-on-state-secrets-privilege/ Court Dismisses Case Based on State Secrets Privilege] - by End the Lie
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* [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/scandal-alert-congress-is-quietly-abandoning-the-5th-amendment/266498/ Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment] - The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)
*[https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/04 Decade of US 'War on Terror' Yields More 'Terrorism'] - Common Dreams
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* [http://endthelie.com/2012/08/18/court-dismisses-case-based-on-state-secrets-privilege/ Court Dismisses Case Based on State Secrets Privilege] - by End the Lie
*[http://www.aclu.org/images/general/asset_upload_file89_39820.pdf DoD Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness Training] - ACLU
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* [https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/04 Decade of US 'War on Terror' Yields More 'Terrorism'] - Common Dreams
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/epa-fracking-wyoming-pollution_n_1136907.html EPA Implicates Fracking In Wyoming Gas Field Groundwater Pollution Finding] - Huffington Post (MEAD GRUVER)
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* [http://www.aclu.org/images/general/asset_upload_file89_39820.pdf DoD Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness Training] - ACLU
*[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425 Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever] - RollingStone (Matt Taibbi)
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* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/epa-fracking-wyoming-pollution_n_1136907.html EPA Implicates Fracking In Wyoming Gas Field Groundwater Pollution Finding] - Huffington Post (MEAD GRUVER)
*[http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/fbi-undercover-investigators-animal-enterprise-terrorism-act/5440/ FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists] - Green is the New Red (Will Potter)
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* [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425 Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever] - RollingStone (Matt Taibbi)
*[https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Federal court rules in favor of NDAA] - Examiner.com (Ryan Keller)
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* [http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/fbi-undercover-investigators-animal-enterprise-terrorism-act/5440/ FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists] - Green is the New Red (Will Potter)
*[http://grist.org/natural-gas/for-pennsylvanias-doctors-a-gag-order-on-fracking-chemicals/ For Pennsylvania’s doctors, a gag order on fracking chemicals] - The Grist (Kate Sheppard)
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* [https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Federal court rules in favor of NDAA] - Examiner.com (Ryan Keller)
*[http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/bush-obama-war-on-terror Former CIA Chief: Obama’s War on Terror Same as Bush’s, But With More Killing] - Wired (David Kravets)
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* [http://grist.org/natural-gas/for-pennsylvanias-doctors-a-gag-order-on-fracking-chemicals/ For Pennsylvania’s doctors, a gag order on fracking chemicals] - The Grist (Kate Sheppard)
*[http://i.imgur.com/PVpFY.png Government/Corporate Revolving Door Venn Diagrams]
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* [http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/bush-obama-war-on-terror Former CIA Chief: Obama’s War on Terror Same as Bush’s, But With More Killing] - Wired (David Kravets)
*[http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/corporate-welfare/corporate-welfare-statistics-vs-social-welfare-statistics/ Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs] - Think by Numbers (Mike P. Sinn)
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* [http://i.imgur.com/PVpFY.png Government/Corporate Revolving Door Venn Diagrams]
*[http://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice-criminal-law-reform/hitting-two-birds-one-stone-strategies-addressing-indigent Hitting Two Birds with One Stone: Strategies for Addressing the Indigent Defense Crisis and Overincarceration] - ACLU
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* [http://thinkbynumbers.org/government-spending/corporate-welfare/corporate-welfare-statistics-vs-social-welfare-statistics/ Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs] - Think by Numbers (Mike P. Sinn)
*[http://www.boingboing.net/2012/01/11/homeland-security-internet-wat.html Homeland Security Internet Watch List leaked; Boing Boing omitted from list of must-read sites for domestic spying] - BoingBoing (Xeni Jardin)
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* [http://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice-criminal-law-reform/hitting-two-birds-one-stone-strategies-addressing-indigent Hitting Two Birds with One Stone: Strategies for Addressing the Indigent Defense Crisis and Overincarceration] - ACLU
*[http://www.opednews.com/articles/Homeland-Security-s-Intent-by-Jack-Swint-120821-433.html Homeland Security Prepares for Civil War] - OpEdNews (Jack Swint)
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* [http://www.boingboing.net/2012/01/11/homeland-security-internet-wat.html Homeland Security Internet Watch List leaked; Boing Boing omitted from list of must-read sites for domestic spying] - BoingBoing (Xeni Jardin)
*[https://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccaelliott/horror-hospital-the-most-shocking-photos-and-test Horror Hospital: The Most Shocking Photos And Testimony From The Dawood Military Hospital Scandal] - Buzzfeed
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* [http://www.opednews.com/articles/Homeland-Security-s-Intent-by-Jack-Swint-120821-433.html Homeland Security Prepares for Civil War] - OpEdNews (Jack Swint)
*[http://www.salon.com/2013/04/20/how_boston_exposes_americas_dark_post_911_bargain/ How Boston exposes America’s dark post-9/11 bargain] - The Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
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* [https://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccaelliott/horror-hospital-the-most-shocking-photos-and-test Horror Hospital: The Most Shocking Photos And Testimony From The Dawood Military Hospital Scandal] - Buzzfeed
*[http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/How-The-American-Universit-by-Debra-Leigh-Scott-120819-373.html How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps] - OpEdNews (Debra Leigh Scott)
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* [http://www.salon.com/2013/04/20/how_boston_exposes_americas_dark_post_911_bargain/ How Boston exposes America’s dark post-9/11 bargain] - The Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/indefinite-military-detention-defense-bill-citizens_n_1146181.html Indefinite Military Detention: Revised Defense Bill Still Gives President Authority To Lock Up Citizens] - Huffington Post (Michael McAuliff)
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* [http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/How-The-American-Universit-by-Debra-Leigh-Scott-120819-373.html How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps] - OpEdNews (Debra Leigh Scott)
*[https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.criminology.com/know-your-rights.gif Know your rights (Infographic)] - Criminology.com
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* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/indefinite-military-detention-defense-bill-citizens_n_1146181.html Indefinite Military Detention: Revised Defense Bill Still Gives President Authority To Lock Up Citizens] - Huffington Post (Michael McAuliff)
*[http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/08/182209789/medicare-pulls-back-curtain-on-hospital-bills Medicare Pulls Back Curtain On Hospital Bills] - NPR (Scott Hensley)
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* [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.criminology.com/know-your-rights.gif Know your rights (Infographic)] - Criminology.com
*[http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-shut-down-120119/ MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested] - TorrentFreak (Ernesto)
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* [http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/08/182209789/medicare-pulls-back-curtain-on-hospital-bills Medicare Pulls Back Curtain On Hospital Bills] - NPR (Scott Hensley)
*[http://www.naturalnews.com/034538_NDAA_American_citizens_indefinite_detainment.html#ixzz1iGkaTia8 Myth busted: Yes, the NDAA does apply to Americans, and here's the text that says so] - NaturalNews.com (Mike Adams)
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* [http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-shut-down-120119/ MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds, Founder Arrested] - TorrentFreak (Ernesto)
*[http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15917-noam-chomsky-smoke-and-mirrors-or-civil-liberties-under-president-obama Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President Obama] - Truth-out (Mike Stivers)
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* [http://www.naturalnews.com/034538_NDAA_American_citizens_indefinite_detainment.html#ixzz1iGkaTia8 Myth busted: Yes, the NDAA does apply to Americans, and here's the text that says so] - NaturalNews.com (Mike Adams)
*[http://online.wsj.com/article/AP560c3298937e445ca6cb325e18c3ab8b.html NY judge strikes part of terror law scholars fear] - Wall Street Journal
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* [http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15917-noam-chomsky-smoke-and-mirrors-or-civil-liberties-under-president-obama Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President Obama] - Truth-out (Mike Stivers)
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/25/nypd-occupy-protests-report?cat=world&type=article NYPD 'consistently violated basic rights' during Occupy protests – study] - Guardian (Chitrangada Choudhury)
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* [http://online.wsj.com/article/AP560c3298937e445ca6cb325e18c3ab8b.html NY judge strikes part of terror law scholars fear] - Wall Street Journal
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-administration-struggles-to-live-up-to-its-transparency-promise-post-analysis-shows/2012/08/03/71172462-dcae-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html Obama administration struggles to live up to its transparency promise, Post analysis shows] - Washington Post (James Ball)
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/25/nypd-occupy-protests-report?cat=world&type=article NYPD 'consistently violated basic rights' during Occupy protests – study] - Guardian (Chitrangada Choudhury)
*[http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/obama-plans-for-10-more-years-of-extrajudicial-killing-by-drone/264034/ Obama Plans for 10 More Years of Extrajudicial Killing by Drone] - the Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)
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* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-administration-struggles-to-live-up-to-its-transparency-promise-post-analysis-shows/2012/08/03/71172462-dcae-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html Obama administration struggles to live up to its transparency promise, Post analysis shows] - Washington Post (James Ball)
*[https://rt.com/usa/news/obama-directive-20-cyber-715/ Obama secretly signs the most aggressive cybersecurity directive ever] - RT
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* [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/obama-plans-for-10-more-years-of-extrajudicial-killing-by-drone/264034/ Obama Plans for 10 More Years of Extrajudicial Killing by Drone] - the Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf)
*[https://rt.com/usa/news/obama-executive-order-legislation-993/ Obama threatens Senate with cybersecurity executive order] - RT
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* [https://rt.com/usa/news/obama-directive-20-cyber-715/ Obama secretly signs the most aggressive cybersecurity directive ever] - RT
*[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pipa-support-collapses-with-13-new-opponents-in-senate.ars PIPA Support Collapses with 13 New Opponents in Senate] - Ars Technica (Timothy B. Lee)
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* [https://rt.com/usa/news/obama-executive-order-legislation-993/ Obama threatens Senate with cybersecurity executive order] - RT
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/roundup-herbicide-health-issues-disease_n_3156575.html Roundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson's, Cancer And Other Health Issues, Study Shows] - Huffington Post (Reuters)
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* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pipa-support-collapses-with-13-new-opponents-in-senate.ars PIPA Support Collapses with 13 New Opponents in Senate] - Ars Technica (Timothy B. Lee)
*[https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/03/162209738/senate-panels-finds-anti-terror-data-sharing-centers-were-useless Senate Panels Finds Anti-Terror, Data-Sharing Centers Were Useless] - NPR (Eyder Peralta)
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* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/roundup-herbicide-health-issues-disease_n_3156575.html Roundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson's, Cancer And Other Health Issues, Study Shows] - Huffington Post (Reuters)
*[http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/07/25/senate-proposal-for-curbing-leaks-escalates-restrictions-on-intelligence-employees-who-talk-to-media/ Senate Proposal for Curbing ‘Leaks’ Escalates Restrictions on Intelligence Employees Who Talk to Media] - FireDogLake (Kevin Gosztola)
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* [https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/03/162209738/senate-panels-finds-anti-terror-data-sharing-centers-were-useless Senate Panels Finds Anti-Terror, Data-Sharing Centers Were Useless] - NPR (Eyder Peralta)
*[http://www.aclu.org/national-security/supreme-court-rules-material-support-law-can-stand Supreme Court Rules "Material Support" Law Can Stand] - ACLU
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* [http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/07/25/senate-proposal-for-curbing-leaks-escalates-restrictions-on-intelligence-employees-who-talk-to-media/ Senate Proposal for Curbing ‘Leaks’ Escalates Restrictions on Intelligence Employees Who Talk to Media] - FireDogLake (Kevin Gosztola)
*[http://www.filmsforaction.org/takeaction/sign_your_name_the_american_anticorruption_act_is_historic_legislation_that_would_finally_get_money_out_of_politics/ The American Anti-Corruption Act is Historic Legislation that will Finally Get Money Out of Politics] - Films For Action
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* [http://www.aclu.org/national-security/supreme-court-rules-material-support-law-can-stand Supreme Court Rules "Material Support" Law Can Stand] - ACLU
*[http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/17/the-boston-fishing-party-and-australians-rights-online/ The Boston Fishing Party and Australians Rights Online] - Crickey (Bernard Keane)
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* [http://www.filmsforaction.org/takeaction/sign_your_name_the_american_anticorruption_act_is_historic_legislation_that_would_finally_get_money_out_of_politics/ The American Anti-Corruption Act is Historic Legislation that will Finally Get Money Out of Politics] - Films For Action
*[http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/03/1955891/new-omb-study-the-economic-benefits-of-epa-regulations-massively-outweigh-the-costs The Economic Benefits of EPA Regulations Massively Outweigh The Costs] - Think Progress (Jeff Spross)
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* [http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/17/the-boston-fishing-party-and-australians-rights-online/ The Boston Fishing Party and Australians Rights Online] - Crickey (Bernard Keane)
*[http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/the_housing_shell_game_20130503 The Housing Market Recovery Is ‘A Complete Hoax’] - Truthdig (Alexander Reed Kelly)
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* [http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/03/1955891/new-omb-study-the-economic-benefits-of-epa-regulations-massively-outweigh-the-costs The Economic Benefits of EPA Regulations Massively Outweigh The Costs] - Think Progress (Jeff Spross)
*[http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/12/the-real-reason-for-obamas-threat-to-veto-the-indefinite-detention-bill-hint-its-not-to-protect-liberty.html The Real Reason for Obama’s Threat to Veto the Indefinite Detention Bill (Hint: It’s Not to Protect Liberty)] - by Washington's Blog
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* [http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/the_housing_shell_game_20130503 The Housing Market Recovery Is ‘A Complete Hoax’] - Truthdig (Alexander Reed Kelly)
*[http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-10-25/same-secret-government-agency-which-spies-all-americans-also-decides-who-gets The SAME Unaccountable Government Agency Which Spies on ALL Americans Also Decides Who Gets ASSASSINATED by Drones] - ZeroHedge (George Washington)
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* [http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/12/the-real-reason-for-obamas-threat-to-veto-the-indefinite-detention-bill-hint-its-not-to-protect-liberty.html The Real Reason for Obama’s Threat to Veto the Indefinite Detention Bill (Hint: It’s Not to Protect Liberty)] - by Washington's Blog
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/09/texas-police-schools The US schools with their own police] - The Guardian (Chris McGreal)
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* [http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-10-25/same-secret-government-agency-which-spies-all-americans-also-decides-who-gets The SAME Unaccountable Government Agency Which Spies on ALL Americans Also Decides Who Gets ASSASSINATED by Drones] - ZeroHedge (George Washington)
*[http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/ Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent] - Salon (Natasha Lennard)
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/09/texas-police-schools The US schools with their own police] - The Guardian (Chris McGreal)
*[https://rt.com/usa/news/cia-torture-prison-judge-032/ US acquits CIA of killing and torturing of prisoners] - RT
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* [http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/ Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent] - Salon (Natasha Lennard)
*[http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/09/us-customs-can-and-will-seize-laptops-and-cellphones-demand-passwords/ US customs can and will seize laptops and cellphones, demand passwords] - Naked Security Sophos (Lisa Vaas)
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* [https://rt.com/usa/news/cia-torture-prison-judge-032/ US acquits CIA of killing and torturing of prisoners] - RT
*[http://thesoundandnoise.com/2012/09/14/young-persons-called-to-private-grand-jury-for-owning-books/ Young Persons Called to Private Grand Jury for Owning Books] - Sound+Noise (Tom)
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* [http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/09/us-customs-can-and-will-seize-laptops-and-cellphones-demand-passwords/ US customs can and will seize laptops and cellphones, demand passwords] - Naked Security Sophos (Lisa Vaas)
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* [http://thesoundandnoise.com/2012/09/14/young-persons-called-to-private-grand-jury-for-owning-books/ Young Persons Called to Private Grand Jury for Owning Books] - Sound+Noise (Tom)
  
 
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